I had the opportunity to read this book in exchange for a review,. The story revolves around Kitty, who runs a popular cat sitting service in the Greater Toronto Area. Miles’ mother gets lost and ends up in the hospital. With Miles unable to watch his mom's temperamental cat due to work commitments, he hires Kitty, He and Kitty and have nothing in common even down to the basic love of pets, it’s cats vs. dogs.

What I particularly enjoyed about this book was its setting near my own hometown. Being familiar with Toronto, it added an extra layer of enjoyment as I followed Kitty's adventures. Having previously owned and operated a cat sitting business for a decade, it was interesting to see someone else's perspective on the subject.

The book is a light and enjoyable read. It offers a mix of humor, heartwarming moments making it an entertaining experience. There were times in the book where the writing was a bit cringe worthy where I felt that things could have been rewritten in a more compelling way.

In conclusion, I recommend this book for its entertainment value. It's a cute and easy read, which is perfect for the summer.

Thank you to Netgalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing), Forever for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review!
 
This book pulled me in from the first page and had me not wanting to put it down. What can I say? Romantic comedy with laugh-out-loud moments, spicy moments, cute fur babies, and adorably quirky main characters that gives you all the feels and pulls at your heartstrings. What more could I ask for?
 
Kitty ‘the Kitty Whisperer" Hart is famous on the internet for being an expert when it comes to felines and making a booming business out of white cat-sitting. Miles Thorn is a grumpy hockey nerd who requires Kitty’s cat-sitting service for the mischievous and sassy sphinx named Prince Francis that was left in his care by his mother. Cue one heck of a bad first impression as Kitty falls face-first into her new client, and Miles gets a strike as well since he doesn’t like cats.
 
After reading this novel and being taken from heartfelt moments to laugh-out-loud moments through Kitty and Miles dual POVs throughout their story, I can’t wait to read more by Helena Hunting in the future, especially if she decides to make a story for Kitty’s sister Hattie.

Helena Huntings is one of my favorite authors but I struggled with this book. Sometimes sweet and often screwball, the book contained too many heavy topics overlaid with outrageous situations for me to connect. I’m sure others will love the antics, the critters and the romance, but this one wasn’t for me at this time.

Yikes. This was just too goofy. Filled with cat puns and discussions of litter boxes, "A Love Catastrophe" is more about cat lovers than any human romance. The first 25% of the book is just cats!

The middle of the book gave me whiplash between the continued cringy cat puns and serious discussions of family deaths. And then the last 25% switched to being all about social media and celebrity encounters? Super dull and didn't add anything to the story.

What was this book supposed to be?

eARC provided via NetGalley for review.

Helena Hunting's rom-coms always make me happy and this one was no different. I'll admit I'm not crazy about cats (I love dogs and am allergic to cats like Miles), but this was cute and a lot of fun to read. Miles and Kitty had great chemistry and I loved seeing them progress from their first disastrous first meeting to friends to lovers.

The Love Catastrophe is a really fun story about love, loss and cats.
It’s been some time since I'd read one of Helena Hunting’s books and it was very nice to dive into her books again. I am a dog person, but I also like cats and I thought Kitty was so cool and her job so interesting. I liked her and her quirkiness immediately; I liked Miles too, he was dreamy! I liked that they both had good jobs and were in good moments in their lives but also how they found each other at the right moment. I also enjoyed the secondary characters like Prince Francis and Hattie.
Another thing I believe is important to highlight is how the story can be fun and even steamy at times, but how it also deals with important subjects such as loss, grief, fear and mental illnesses. It was a perfect combination.
The book is a real page-turner and it was totally gripping. Overall, I deeply enjoyed it and it certainly made me want to read more of the author’s books.

I loved this book!! Having lost a parent myself and having seen one of the people love most succumb to dementia this book hit a lot of hard to digest topics for me but in a way that helped me work through along with Kitty and Miles. As a cat lover and dog lover I was rooting for Wilfred and Prince Francis to get along and I'm so thrilled with just every part of this story i love a good HEA that's realistic!

A great read, the story of Kitty and Miles, who meet when he hires her to help take care of his mother's cat. Deals with some emotional issues. I loved both main characters and wanted everything to work out for them.

It's been a while since I've read a Helena Hunting book and I was excited for another. I'm not going to lie though because I'm not a cat person... so the excessive cat puns and cat-related sayings were a bit much for me. Still going to read all of Ms. Hunting's hockey romances though! Onto the next one.

I wanted to love A Love Catastrophe but there were too many ick moments for me so it just added up to being an okay read. There were too many cat (or animal) puns and just cringe moments. I think the second hand embarrassment moments for the FMC were just too much for me as well. At the same time as all of these "cute" moments, the book also attempted to deal with serious life challenges such as death and dementia. It was just too much.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the Advance Readers Copy.

A Love Catastrophe is about a cat sitter named Kitty and her newest client, Miles. Helena Hunting’s stories are always unique and quirky. I fully know to go into her stories expecting interesting plot lines and characters. This book is a perfect example of her peak quirky personality and the stories that come from it.

Kitty is hired to take care of Miles’ mom’s cat and they don’t get off to the best start. Things do progress and they slowly start to become friends during hardships in their lives. I though their relationship development was sweet and heartwarming that they had each other.

This story did not become my newest favorite of Helena’s for a couple reasons. Maybe it’s because I’m not the biggest fans of cats (I know, sorry) but the cat centered focus did become a little much for me. The romance itself also just felt slow, mellow and not very much happened. I like when there’s no third act breakup, but I do typically like some more excitement in a relationship to occur in romance books. Their relationship is very sweet and cute, but I was just hoping for more.

This is a cute and fun romcom!! Kitty owns a cat sitting business and Miles is a data analyst for an NHL team. (I have to say his career sounded very interesting!.) They are brought together when Miles needs a cat sitter for his mom’s cat. After an awkward first meeting where Kitty realizes Miles doesn’t even like cats it seems as though there will be no middle ground between them. Since this is a romcom more fun moments take place and the two main characters realize maybe they like each other after all. There are some important and serious moments in the book but overall this is a light hearted story that is great for beach and summer reading.

Such a good book! It is funny and sweet--I love these characters. Helena Hunting books are so good and I loved this one. Definitely give it a read!

Thank you NetGalley and Helena Hunting!

A Love Catastrophe was a perfect summer escape. The book follows Kitty and Miles, an unlikely couple due to her sweet and optimistic attitude and his overall hard and serious demeanor. But when Kitty is hired to cat sit for MIles' mother, the sparks fly and love is in the air.

Thank you, NetGalley, for an advanced copy of this book.

Love Catastrophe by Helena Hunting is a standalone, funny, sweet story about Miles and Kitty and their two pets. This laugh out book will certainly tickle your funny bone!

I voluntarily read an advanced reader copy (ARC) of this book from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own. 4 stars

This book was bonkers, but I mean that in a good way. It's silly, it's clever, and just a whole lot of fun.

Miles and Kitty have some really great banter and I enjoyed seeing Kitty through her interactions not just with her pet clients, but their owners, and as she really came into herself as a person. She and Miles kind of bond through past trauma and loss, but also a shared desire to make their situations better and they found comfort with each other.

I could have maybe done without that final dramatic conflict, but overall this was a breezy romp and I would watch the heck out of a movie based on this. I also saw some hints for Mile's ladies' man teammate and Kitty's sister, so I'm throwing it into the world that I would read a book focused on them.

When dog owner and NHL statistician Miles needs help looking after his mother's cat as he finds a place for her in memory care, he reaches out to the internet-famous Kitty Whisperer. Kitty has made a business out of caring for others' cats, in addition to being a social media personality with pet-themed sponsorships. But even in her mid-twenties, she lives at home, struggling to leave her alone as mother an empty nester. The cat lover and cat tolerator bond over their shared grief of losing someone they love at a young age (her, her father, him, his younger brother) and begin to grow closer.

This book is written for cat lovers. For the people who talk to their cats, dress their cats, and excuse their poor behavior even when it's destroying a house. I am not a cat person. I am not really a pet person, to be honest. But I love Helena Hunting, I love her hockey romances, and I love Forever books, so I went into this hoping for the best. And it was good! But I am not the target audience. It was extremely light on classic Helena Hunting steam and sizzle, with only minor hockey moments, and certainly focused on cats. I wish it had more Hunting heat and flair. But I enjoyed the book, which was a pretty standard romance read aside from all the cats, but I think cat owners will love it.

Thanks to Forever for my eARC! All thoughts and opinions are my own.

4 stars - 8/10

I have read every single hockey book Helena Hunting has ever published and know I always will. She was my first author of hockey romance I read and the reason I am now deep in the #booktok world. However, I have not gotten around to try out her non-hockey series until now. Let me tell you, I do not know what I was waiting for. Helena's writing extends across all settings as a must read. The way she quickly sets the scene and gets you attached to her characters is something not a lot of authors can do for me. The way she works in puns and humor while telling a great love story is unmatched.

Kitty, our female main character, owns her own cat-sitting business, Kitty Whisperer. The name Kitty and her social media leave open the jokes for our simple minded main characters and co-workers/friends that will keep you laughing. She takes her job seriously and loves all her furry companions which is a nice

Insert our Mr. Gumps, Miles who needs Kitty's help desperately. While he is not a cat lover, he enlists Kitty's help to take care of his mom's cat while she is in the hospital and dealing with her own health. However, these two do not have the typical meet cute in a romantic comedy and are soon the enemies prior to lovers. Kitty loathes the names he will call his mom's beloved cat and it does not help that she was tackled by Miles the first time they met.

While Kitty grows close to the cat, Prince Francis, she also feels her heart start to thaw towards Miles when they both navigate some heavy emotions about life being unfair to the both of them. Miles also starts to fall for both Kitty and Prince Francis and soon, both are mainstays in his life. Add in some fun from his best friend and team members of the NHL team he works for and you get a recipe for some laughs. Plus, we love a story with no 3rd act breakup and the conflict of the book not dealing with the couple themselves but outside conflict. Plus, the way Miles handled the conflict and supporting Kitty, *swoon*

I feel like Helena Hunting writes with a pen of gold when it comes to books I love and this one is no different!

* Review given in exchange for receiving free digital review copy provided by Forever (Grand Central Publishing) and NetGalley *

Kitty Hart is an instagram famous cat-sitter also known as the Kitty Whisperer. Her newest client is Miles Thorn who asked Kitty to take care of his mom’s cat, Prince Francis. They get off on the wrong foot almost immediately as Miles is clearly not a cat person. As they begin to spend time together and get to know each other, sparks begin to fly.

Helena Hunting does a fabulous job weaving in more emotional and complex topics (past death of a sibling and of a parent, parent with dementia, grief, and anxiety) in a way that handles them with such care. I loved how Kitty and Miles were so kind and patient in supporting each other through their grief and had amazing chemistry - they were an all around great couple. I’m not a cat person (sorry to those who are) but I know this book will bring so much joy to all the cat lovers out there.

Thanks to Forever Publishing and NetGalley for the advance copy.

Helena Hunting is one of my go-to authors when I'm in the mood for a rom com and she really delivers with her latest novel, A Love Catastrophe.

Kitty Hart has a way with cats. She owns a popular cat sitting service, has a huge social media following, and is known as the "Kitty Whisperer." If your cat is misbehaving, chances are, Kitty will be able to solve the problem.

That's what Miles Thorn is hoping anyway. Miles is a dog person but has been tasked with caring for his mom's mischievous Sphynx cat, Prince Francis, and it's not going well, to say the least.

The first meeting between Miles and Kitty doesn't go well. Miles is gruff and makes several mean comments about cats, which didn't endear him to me or to Kitty. As both Kitty got to know Miles better though, it became clear though that he really is a sweet guy who is just dealing with a lot right now. His mom has dementia and he has been the only caregiver and it is weighing heavily on him.

There are many hilarious misadventures along the way as Kitty determines what is wrong with Prince Francis and educates Miles on how to properly appreciate cats. Miles and Kitty have great chemistry, and many of their scenes are packed with fun banter and silly cat puns that will make you chuckle.

I also enjoyed that this book wasn't just fun rom-com antics. The story also has some weight as Miles deals with his mom's dementia, and Kitty, though she hides it better, is also grieving s loss. It was really sweet how these two went from enemies to each other's biggest supporter. I just loved them so much!

A Love Catastrophe is another delightful and heartwarming read from Helena Hunting!

Perfect for fans of:

😻Grumpy/sunshine
😻Opposites attract
😻Enemies to lovers

Thanks to @readforeverpub and @netgalley for the e-arc in exchange for my honest review.